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The most ordinary conditions for observing sailing birds are then the wind and sea are both aft. ↗

— Lawrence Hargrave

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If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist. ↗

— Stephen Hawking

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Genius is nothing more than common faculties refined to a greater intensity. There are no astonishing ways of doing astonishing things. All astonishing things are done by ordinary materials. ↗

— Benjamin Haydon

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People do not decide to become extraordinary. They decide to accomplish extraordinary things. ↗

— Edmund Hillary

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Through a blog, an ordinary citizen such as myself can use the Internet, this thing invented by Albert Gore, to talk from my house to the U.S. capital and to make use of my right to point out to government officials and to the media when they are wrong. ↗

— John Jay Hooker

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The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. ↗

— Jimmy Johnson

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Bad things do happen in the world, like war, natural disasters, disease. But out of those situations always arise stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. ↗

— Daryn Kagan

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To have the opportunity to lead the Solicitor General's office is the honor of a lifetime. As you know, this is an office with a long and rich tradition, not only of extraordinary legal skill but also of extraordinary professionalism and integrity. That is due, in large measure, to the people who have led it. ↗

— Elena Kagan

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It's a well known thing that ordinary perceptions can have a strange aspect when one is travelling. ↗

— Kenneth Koch

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Pope John Paul II not only was a powerful spiritual leader for Catholics but also a world leader of extraordinary consequence during the last quarter-century. ↗

— Mike Ferguson

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